Sentences with phrase «veiled dig at»
It's not too much of a stretch to interpret the scene as a thinly veiled dig at 2003's The In - Laws, a listless remake that Brooks has frequently mocked in the years since its release.
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And in a thinly - veiled dig at Mr Johnson, said: «On the rugby fields of west Wales it's not a case of waiting for the ball to pop out of the back of the scrum.»
The governor took a not - so - veiled dig at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for taking another out - of - state vacation, saying: «For me, I am not comfortable leaving the state.
Did NYC Public Advocate Tish James take a veiled dig at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio will her email endorsement of Clinton?
Meanwhile, in defending his fundraising on behalf of State Senate Democrats in 2014 — another subject of investigation — de Blasio managed to get in a veiled dig at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who's been accused of not doing enough to help his fellow Democrats win control of that chamber.
He added in what appeared to be a veiled dig at prior AGs, «I think it's critically important that the next attorney general focus on fighting crime and keep running the government and the other issues to the other elected officials.»
The comments will be seen not only as a veiled dig at Theresa May, but a put - down to former Prime Minister David Cameron, who led the 2010 - 2015 coalition government before securing an outright majority.
In a thinly veiled dig at Mr Corbyn's tendency to speak only to his supporters, rather than to the country as a whole, Mr Khan says he is desperate to win on Thursday to show Labour can become a party of government again.
In a thinly veiled dig at Goldsmith, Khan said that: «people shouldn't be using offshore companies to buy property [here].
CEO John Cryan took a veiled dig at the way investment bankers are paid in an October presentation.
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While Bellerin was hardly likely to tear into Sanchez completely, this thinly - veiled dig shows how the player's winning mentality arguably became a hindrance for him at under - achieving Arsenal.
Several months of digging led them to Caldas» report and a confirming report by a physician in Lima, Peru, who noticed vivid glows at sunset at the same time that Caldas was describing the atmospheric veil.